Press Play with Madeleine Brand: California case: free speech v. abortion rightsCrisis pregnancy centers are generally run by pro-life groups that aim to convince pregnant women not to get abortions. A California law requires that employees tell their clients that the state offers free and low-cost abortions and other family planning services. Now a group of these centers is arguing that the law violates their freedom of speech.

UnFictionalUnbelievably true stories of chance encounters that changed the world. A pair of mail-order shoes that led to the film The Outsiders. A secret road to a California paradise. The day LA and smog first met. Stories that will stick in your head like a memory. It’s UnFictional, hosted by Bob Carlson.

The DocumentThe Document is a new kind of mash-up between documentaries and radio. It goes beyond clips and interviews, mining great stories from the raw footage of documentaries present, past and in-progress. A new episode is available every other Wednesday on iTunes and wherever fine podcasts are downloaded.

To the PointA weekly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did everything change so fast? Where are we headed? The conversations are informal, edgy and always informative. If Warren's asking, you want to know the answer.

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We start today with a look at Obama’s record. First, what are his major accomplishments? Then, we finish up our weeklong look at Obama’s unfinished business, this time in the financial realm. Our film critics run down this week’s new releases in our regular Friday film segment. And finally, the work of architect Alejandro Aravena, who just won the Pritzker Prize, the highest award in the field.

Banner Image: President Obama signs the Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010. White House photo.

The Republican presidential candidates lobbed plenty of zingers at the president during last night’s Republican debate. With President Obama now in the final year of his presidency, many people are taking stock of his record. Obviously, the Republicans hoping to succeed him are focused on the failures. We hear from a journalist who takes a sunnier view.

Today, we tackle the final installment in our presidential “unfinished business” series. President Obama made a lot of promises during the housing collapse and the subsequent financial crisis, but in what ways are markets and homeowners still struggling?

It’s another thin January Friday at the movies. Not a ton of exciting new releases … but if you like men with beards slowly walking away from explosions, boy do we have a movie a for you. Our critics weigh in during our regular Friday film roundup.

Can the poor have great design? Yes, according to architect Alejandro Aravena. This week he won the biggest prize in architecture, The Pritzker Prize. Aravena, 48, is from Chile. The Pritzker jury cited his innovative work in social housing and in rebuilding cities after natural disasters. In a recent TED talk, he said he tries to involve regular people in the design process. We get a primer on his work.